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Leonard Shelton Franks 1913–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1913

Birth Location: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

Death Date: 28 Nov 1989

Death Location: Marfa, Presidio, Texas, USA

Father: Leonard Franks

Mother: Willie Shelton

Spouse(s): Verna Cosper

Children(s): Virginia Franks

The story of Leonard Shelton Franks began in 1913 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas. Leonard Shelton Franks married Verna Virginia Cosper, and had children including Laura B Franks, Virginia Lee Franks. Leonard Shelton Franks passed away in 1989 in Marfa, Presidio, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Leonard Shelton Franks began in 1913 in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas.
  • Leonard Shelton Franks married Verna Virginia Cosper, and had children including Laura B Franks, Virginia Lee Franks.
  • Leonard Shelton Franks passed away in 1989 in Marfa, Presidio, Texas, USA.

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Leonard Franks's Ancestors

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Leonard Franks
1913–1989
Birth Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
Parents
Leonard Leroy Franks
1883–1967
Buda, Hays, Texas, USA
Willie (Lee) Shelton
1888–1938
Austin, Texas
Grandparents
William (Franklin) Shelton
1858–1926
Lasalle County, Illinois
Minnie (Lee) Sabins
1868–1935
Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Shelton
1814–
Lutitia Wyckoff
1824–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Shelton
1777–1859
Lydia Heath
1780–1830
Ephraim Wyckoff
1794–1826
Elizabeth Bilyeu
1794–1826

Leonard Franks's Descendants

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Leonard (Shelton) Franks (8 Jun 1913–28 Nov 1989) m. Verna (Virginia) Cosper (13 Dec 1919–19 Feb 1959)
  1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Franks 1935–1957

Leonard Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1913
8 Jun 1913
Birth of Leonard Shelton Franks in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas
1989
28 Nov 1989
Age 76
Death of Leonard Shelton Franks in Marfa, Presidio, Texas, USA
Marfa, Presidio, Texas, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1913
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1989
    Event Place: Marfa, Presidio, Texas, USA

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